St. Jerome’s is on the move! After saving for over twenty years, a handful of committed members presented to the Bishop’s Committee $63,000 for the purpose of building an expansion of the current building to include a parish hall as long as no debt was incurred! The Bishop’s Committee committed to these members that no fundraising which involved pledging would be undertaken.

A building committee has been formed chaired by Don Goedjen who brings to the job decades of engineering construction experience. Together with Margaret Noe, Ron Busch and Jane Wood a plan was developed with ground breaking in early summer and a completed weathertight shell by the fall. The conceptual plan was presented to the Diocese and approved, but no financial aid was offered to help with the project.

Here is where you can help. Preliminary discussions with prospective bidders have indicated we might fall short of the needed funds to complete the project. Don Goedjen has developed a list of necessary items (our wish list) needed for a completed parish hall. These items have not been included in the formal request for weathertight shell of a parish hall. Our hope is that friends and members of St. Jerome’s would help with these items. Our goal is to receive a proposal for a weathertight shell we can fund using our savings of $63,000.

Please look the list over and determine if you would like to commit to one or more of the items. Cash donations of any amount would also be appreciated.